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Kitagata Town, Motosu County Housing Market Report 2025

Data updated 2026-11-10 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2

Key figures for 2025

Residential land per m² (sales)
¥41k/m²
+241.7% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
42

What the data says

A growing population

The population grew 0.6% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.4% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025.

Typical vacancy

14.6% of homes were empty in 2023 (16.1% for the wider area), and 5.3% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

Moderate earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 43% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (29% for the wider area). Post-1981 buildings are designed for this level of shaking, but check ground conditions and insurance.

Official land prices are edging up

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed +1% in the year to January 2026 and 0% over five years. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Significant flood risk

Of the official land-price benchmark sites here, which sit in typical neighbourhoods, 60% are inside the worst-case flood zone (20% with expected depths of 3 m or more). Most worst-case flood zones are shallow (under 0.5 m) at the edges, so depth matters as much as the share. Check the hazard map for any specific address before buying.

Living in Kitagata Town, Motosu County: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
18,239
+0.6% since 2020
Gifu: -4.4%
Net moves in 2025
+32
+1.75 per 1,000 residents
Gifu: -2.39
Vacant homes (2023)
14.6%
5.3% empty and not for rent or sale
Gifu: 16.1%
Median rent (2023)
¥46k
per month, all rented homes
Gifu: ¥48k
Strong earthquake risk
42.7%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Gifu: 28.6%
Official land price 2026
¥48k/m²
+1.0% in a year · -0.2% in 5 years
Gifu: ¥39k/m²
Flood exposure
60.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (20.0% 3 m or deeper)
Gifu: 62.5%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Gifu: 3.4%

Check flood, landslide and tsunami zones for a specific address on the government hazard map ↗

Sources: 2025 Census (preliminary), 2025 Internal Migration Report, 2023 Housing and Land Survey (Statistics Bureau of Japan); J-SHIS seismic hazard model (NIED, 2024); Land Price Publication (MLIT). Earthquake probability is measured at the municipal center.

Example sales in Kitagata Town, Motosu County

Real transactions from the last four quarters, picked near the lower (20th percentile), middle and upper (80th percentile) price points. Locations are shown at district level, as published by MLIT.

House

Lower-priced2026 Q2

¥15.0M

¥86k/m²

  • Kitagata
  • Hozumi
  • Land 290 m² · floor 175 m²
  • Built 1996 (30 yrs)
Typical2026 Q2

¥25.0M

¥227k/m²

  • Takayajori
  • Hozumi
  • Land 195 m² · floor 110 m²
  • Built 2024 (2 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥35.0M

¥259k/m²

  • Sujikai
  • Hozumi
  • Land 200 m² · floor 135 m²
  • Built 2025 (1 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2007–
2010¥16.0M
2011–
2012–
2013–
2014–
2016¥23.0M
2017–
2018–
2019–
2020–
2021¥25.5M
2022–
2023–
2024¥28.0M
2025–
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2007–¥44k/m²
2010¥127k/m²¥38k/m²
2011–¥45k/m²
2012–¥45k/m²
2013–¥43k/m²
2014–¥36k/m²
2016¥192k/m²¥41k/m²
2017–¥30k/m²
2018–¥35k/m²
2019–¥31k/m²
2020–¥12k/m²
2021¥208k/m²¥36k/m²
2022–¥37k/m²
2023–¥39k/m²
2024¥171k/m²¥45k/m²
2025–¥41k/m²

Prices near train stations in Kitagata Town, Motosu County

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Hozumi (穂積)––¥28.0M–58

Are property prices in Kitagata Town, Motosu County going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +241.7%.

About this data

Figures are medians of real transactions reported to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) through its quarterly price survey. House prices per m² divide the total price (land and building) by the floor area. Medians based on fewer than 20 sales are not shown. The latest quarters are preliminary and are revised as more survey responses arrive.

Information only, not investment advice.